“SACRED & PROFANE”
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“SACRED & PROFANE” National Juried Exhibition OPENING RECEPTION: November 12th 7-9PM CLOSING RECEPTION: December 10th, 1-3PM Sacred: things that inspire awe and reverence Profane: everything else that is mundane, common or vulgar See where artists draw the line between sacred and profane. JUROR: Kim Larson, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA EXHIBITION DATES: November 12, 2016 – December 10, 2016 You may order a "Sacred & Profane" National Juried Exhibition catalog at: https://www.createspace.com/6673285 |
JUROR'S CHOICE AWARDS: Ty Hudson, Brad Krause, & Cristin Millett
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FEATURED GALLERY ARTISTS: Gary Aagaard, Donna Abbate, Loren Berckey, Elena-Maria Bey, Richard Black, Alea Bone, Nicholas Coroneos, Stephen Durkin, Wendy Gadzuk, Michael Granger, Ken Hay, Sarah Hurt, In Rapture, Jaja Jackson, Dennis Jordan, Arthur Koch, Lodiza LePore, Becky McDonah, Mac Mechem, Doris Mitsch, Laura Morris, Geoffrey Nelson, Aya Ogasawara, Sean Royal, Andrea Speer Hibbard, Michael Tarantelli, Amber Thomas, Rhonda Thomas Urdang, Alison Ye, Dave Yoas, & Elizabeth Zunino
JUROR'S STATEMENT:
When I was contacted about the show idea of Sacred & Profane, I felt a personal connection to the theme right away. From an art history perspective, I drew analogies between medieval religious iconography and the pop art movement and the interesting ways that they could work together in a modern context. I was excited to see how contemporary artists took the two concepts of “sacred” and “profane” and translated them onto the canvas in their individual artworks.
When jurying the exhibition, I was looking for artists who were taking on aspects of sacred, profane and, especially, a combination of the two to create a synergic objective. The standout pieces would play with the interactions between the two in an imaginative and unique way; be it a assemblage reliquary made of everyday objects or a photograph in a commonplace setting with a supernatural, otherworldly implication. These works make the viewer question what it is that inspires reverence and what it is we consider to be obscene—and perhaps question our thoughts on both within the context of our culture.
- Kim Larson, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
When I was contacted about the show idea of Sacred & Profane, I felt a personal connection to the theme right away. From an art history perspective, I drew analogies between medieval religious iconography and the pop art movement and the interesting ways that they could work together in a modern context. I was excited to see how contemporary artists took the two concepts of “sacred” and “profane” and translated them onto the canvas in their individual artworks.
When jurying the exhibition, I was looking for artists who were taking on aspects of sacred, profane and, especially, a combination of the two to create a synergic objective. The standout pieces would play with the interactions between the two in an imaginative and unique way; be it a assemblage reliquary made of everyday objects or a photograph in a commonplace setting with a supernatural, otherworldly implication. These works make the viewer question what it is that inspires reverence and what it is we consider to be obscene—and perhaps question our thoughts on both within the context of our culture.
- Kim Larson, Modern Eden Gallery, San Francisco, CA
